Cantata 93 (Gardiner / Herreweghe (2) / Leusink)

Raphael, The Miraculous Draught of Fish, Victoria and Albert Museum, London, 1515-16

Wer nur den lieben Gott läßt walten
Whoever lets only the dear God reign
Cantata 93
BWV 93


Event: 5th Sunday after Trinity
Readings: Epistle: 1 Peter 3: 8-15; Gospel: Luke 5: 1-11
Text: Georg Neumark (Mvts. 1, 4, 7); Anon (Mvts. 2, 3, 5, 6)
Chorale Text:
Wer nur den lieben Gott läßt walten
1st Performance:
July 9, 1724, Leipzig

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Performance by Soprano: Joanne Lunn; Counter-tenor: William Towers; Tenor: Kobie van Rensburg; Bass: Peter Harvey; Monteverdi Choir / English Baroque Soloists; John Eliot Gardiner conducting. Live recordings from the Bach Cantata Pilgrimage, at Blasiuskirche, Mühlhausen, Germany.

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Performance of
Soprano: Agnès Mellon; Alto: Charles Brett; Tenor: Howard Crook; Bass: Peter Kooy; Chorus & Orchestra of Collegium Vocale Gent; Philippe Herreweghe conducting. Recorded at Minderbroederskerk, Ghent, Belgium.

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Performance of Soprano: Hana Blažíková; Counter-tenor: Damien Guillon; Tenor: Hans Jörg Mammel; Bass: Peter Kooy; Collegium Vocale Gent; Philippe Herreweghe conducting. Second half of a concert recorded at l'Abbaye aux Dames in Saintes, France.

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Performance by

Soprano: Marjon Strijk; Alto: Sytse Buwalda; Tenor: Knut Schoch; Bass: Bas Ramselaar;

Holland Boys Choir /Netherlands Bach Collegium;

Pieter Jan Leusink conducting. Recorded at St. Nicolaschurch, Elburg, Holland.



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